Weather Records on 16 March 1968

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1968. Highest significance: Kohala Mis 175.1, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1968

On 16 March 1968, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 632 daily.
Kohala Mis 175.1 set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 16 March 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 16 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Honokohua 493	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barerakalan	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Titimathi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karcultaby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 16 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 16 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1968

Top 20 records on 16 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1968	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Marungapuri, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Karwi, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Honokohua 493, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Floresta, BR	all-time rain	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Rudall, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Campo Maior, BR	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Barh, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Issik, KZ	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Deakin, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Dharmavaram, IN	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1968	Melva, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1801 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1968. 1968 had 656 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	563
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1